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MUSÉE D'ART KYOCERA

Fine arts museum
The museum, which dates back to 1933, closed between 2015 and 2021 for ... Read more
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BAMBOUSERAIE

Natural site to discover
About 15 minutes walk from the station, the giant bamboo forest is one of ... Read more
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SHOREN-IN

Temple to visit
Also known as "Awata Palace", this Buddhist temple was built at the end of ... Read more
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NINNA-JI

Temple to visit
We find in this temple a palace built for the emperor Kōkō (830-887) and ... Read more
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NONOMIYA JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A pretty little shrine where Japanese women go in great numbers, because it ... Read more
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IMPERIAL RESIDENCE (SHUGAKU-IN RIKYU)

Palaces to visit
This residence located about ten kilometres northeast of the heart of Kyoto ... Read more
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TOFUKU-JI

Temple to visit
Temple of the Rinzai sect, it is one of the five great temples of the city. ... Read more
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PARC AUX SINGES D'IWATAYAMA

Animal park and aquarium
Located west of Kyoto and easily accessible, Iwatayama is a hill on which ... Read more
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VILLA OKOCHI SANSO

Mansion to visit
Okochi Denjiro (1898-1962) was a very popular Japanese actor. His private ... Read more
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KYOTO FREE WALKING TOUR

Hiking
As in many cities around the world, free rides are gaining popularity in ... Read more
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BALADE EN BATEAU JUKKOKUBUNE

Water tours and activities
Fushimi is famous for its many sake breweries. You can go there by foot or ... Read more
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GION

Street square and neighborhood to visit
Located between the Yasaka Shrine in the east and the Kamo River in the ... Read more
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WALK IN KYOTO (WARAIDO)

Guided tours
To discover Kyoto, there is nothing better than walking. And why not do it ... Read more
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ROKUHARAMITSU-JI

Temple to visit
This temple was founded in 963 by the itinerant monk Kūya Shōnin ... Read more
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MANSHU-IN

Temple to visit
Temple built in 788, it was then moved and rebuilt in its current location ... Read more
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NISON-IN

Temple to visit
Temple founded by Emperor Saga in 841 and famous for being the place where ... Read more
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DAIGO-JI

Temple to visit
Temple of the Shingon sect founded in 874 by Shōbō (Daishi Rigen), which ... Read more
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TENRYU-JI

Temple to visit
General Takauji Ashikaga decided to build this temple on the ruins of ... Read more
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DAIKAKU-JI

Temple to visit
This Buddhist temple was built at the time of Emperor Seiwa (851-880) in ... Read more
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NISHIJIN TEXTILE CENTER

Specialized museum
This center dedicated to traditional Japanese textiles is located in the ... Read more
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EIKAN-DO

Temple to visit
The temple, originally called Zenrin-ji, was built in 855 by Shinshō of ... Read more
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CHION-IN

Temple to visit
Built in 1234 by Genchi, a disciple of the witness Shōnin Hōnen who ... Read more
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YOGEN-IN

Temple to visit
This temple founded in 1594 by Hideyoshi Toyotomi for his favorite, ... Read more
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HIGASHI HONGAN-JI

Temple to visit
Located about ten minutes walk north of Kyoto Central Station, it is one of ... Read more
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NISHI HONGAN-JI

Temple to visit
Located in the centre of the city, it is the seat of the sect Jōdo ... Read more
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NANZEN-JI

Temple to visit
Nanzen-ji is at the heart of the cultural identity of the imperial capital. ... Read more
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KAMIGAMO-JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine in the north of Kyoto is the oldest in the city. Its ... Read more
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ADASHINO NEMBUTSU-JI

Temple to visit
A singular place and far from the more frequented tourist circuit of ... Read more
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TOGETSU KYŌ

Works of art to see
Togetsu Bridge over the Katsura River has been a symbol of Arashiyama for ... Read more
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MATSUNOO TAISHA SHRINE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Important place of worship in the west of Kyoto, it dates back to 701 and ... Read more
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SHIMOGAMO JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine on the south bank of the Kamo River is said to have existed for ... Read more
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MYOSHIN-JI

Temple to visit
Like Daitoku-ji, Myoshin-ji is a complex of some fifty temples, most of ... Read more
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HEIAN JINGU

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The No, Japan's oldest theatre, is honoured at the Takigi No festival, ... Read more
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KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART [ MOMAK]

Modern art
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The Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art, also known as MOMAK, is a modern ... Read more